Carols a wake-up call for celebrations

The atmosphere near the churches turned musical with men, women and children singing Christmas carols on the pre-Christmas Sunday.

TNN | Updated: Dec 23, 2013, 11:46 IST

KANPUR: The atmosphere near the churches turned musical with men, women and children singing Christmas carols on the pre-Christmas Sunday. Community events added to the Yuletide spirit.
Christmas celebrations are synonymous to carols which are reverberating in homes and churches these days. People from all age groups can be seen rehearsing carols such as 'Joy to the world', 'Silent night, holy night' and 'Rudolph, the red nosed reindeer' to sing on the birth of Jesus Christ on December 25.

The carol singers did not want to lag behind in giving their best. Neither the age nor the language can be witnessed as a barrier. Even non-Christians are taking part in carol singing.

"Christmas is a festival of love and joy and it is incomplete without carols. It symbolizes the arrival of time of peace, love and brotherhood," said Shikha Loyal, a resident of Shyam Nagar.

For Namita Pattson, "Carols spread the joyful message of the coming of Christ. In winter time, when people are huddling around bonfires or shut in their homes, carols are an attempt to give them a wake-up call for celebrations."

"Carols give warmth to the heart and reflect happiness and joy," said Sanjay Singh, a non-Christian going to sing Carol in Lal Bangla Church.

Hundreds of Bengalis, Marathis and south Indian Christians are also residing in the city. This has given a wide variety to Christmas carols which can be heard being rehearsed in various languages like Bengali and Marathi, Gujarati and Malayalam.

'Natal Cha San' , which translates as 'Christmas Season' , is composed in Marathi while 'Moza Aao Che' is a carol composed in Bengali.

"In the recent years, old carols have been given a contemporary touch to break the monotony. For example, we present the rock version of 'Joy to the world' which attracts people," said Sam from Kalyanpur.

Though the trend is picking up, carol singers believe it is the younger generation, which sticks to the old tunes of the carols. "It is especially for them that the carols are being given a modern touch," added Sam.

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